Stress feedback for presentations

Abstract

Presentations are a beneficial tool for sharing information between a presenter and audience. However, because presentations can be nerve-wracking and stressful for the presenter, the information may not always be communicated in the most clear and efficient manner. Thus, embodiments are directed to providing stress feedback for presentations so that the presenter may be able to learn and improve for the next presentation. For example signals associated with body regulation of a presenter may be received throughout the presentation from one or more sensors affixed to a body of the presenter, and time information may be received from a productivity service as the presentation is progressed by the presenter. A stress level of the presenter may be determined based on the received signals, the determined stress level of the presenter may be correlated with the time information, and the correlation may be provided far display.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method to provide stress feedback far a presentation, the method comprising:
 receiving signals associated with body regulation of a presenter throughout the presentation from one or more sensors affixed to a body of the presenter;   receiving time information from a productivity service configured to provide the presentation and collecting the time information as the presentation is progressed by the presenter;   determining a stress level of the presenter based on the received signals;   correlating the determined stress level of the presenter with the time information; and   providing the correlation for display.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving location information collected by the productivity service as the presentation is progressed by the presenter, wherein the location information includes a slide number, a page number, a paragraph number, a line number, a presentation element, or other segmentation indicator of the presentation.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein correlating the determined stress level with the time information comprises:
 further correlating the determined stress level with the location information.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein providing the correlation for display comprises:
 displaying the correlation as a graph, wherein an x-axis of the graph represents the time information and a y-axis represents the determined stress level.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the determined stress level is displayed as one aggregate value in the graph. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein a value for each type of the signals collected by the one or more sensors is displayed in the graph to represent the determined stress level. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein providing the correlation for display comprises:
 providing the correlation for display in real-time.   
     
     
         8 . A server configured to provide stress feedback for a presentation, the server comprising:
 a communication interface configured to facilitate communication between one or more sensors affixed to a body of a presenter, a productivity service providing the presentation, and the server;   a memory configured to store instructions;   one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the one or more processors, in conjunction with the instructions stored in the memory, are configured to:
 receive signals associated with body regulation of the presenter collected by the one or more sensors throughout the presentation; 
 receive time information collected by the productivity service as the presentation is progressed by the presenter; 
 determine a stress level of the presenter based on the received signals; 
 correlate the determined stress level of the presenter with the time information; and 
 provide the correlation associated with the presenter for display; and 
   a database configured to store the correlation associated with the presenter,   
     
     
         9 . The server of  claim 8 , wherein the signals associated with body regulation include signals associated with one or more of the presenter's heart rate, blood pressure, skin temperature, skin hydration level, and galvanic skin response. 
     
     
         10 . The server of  claim 8 , wherein the database is configured to, store one or more other correlations associated with one or more other presenters performing a same presentation, wherein the presenter and one or more other presenters are a part of a group, team, or organization. 
     
     
         11 . The server of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to analyze the correlation associated with the presenter and the one or more other correlations associated with the one or more other presenters performing the same presentation to provide feedback to the group, team, or organization. 
     
     
         12 . The server of  claim 8 , wherein the database is configured to store one or more other correlations associated with a same presentation performed by the presenter. 
     
     
         13 . The server of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to analyze the correlation and the one or more other correlations associated with the same presentation to provide feedback to the presenter. 
     
     
         14 . A system to provide stress feedback for a presentation, the system comprising:
 one or more sensors affixed to a body of a presenter, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to collect signals associated with body regulation;   a first server hosting a productivity service, wherein the productivity service is configured to provide the presentation and collect time information as the presentation is progressed by the presenter; and   a second server comprising:
 a communication interface configured to facilitate communication between the sensor, the first server, and the second server; 
 a memory configured to store instructions; and 
 one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the one or more processors, in conjunction with the instructions stored in the memory, are configured to:
 receive the signals collected by the one or more sensors and the time information collected by the productivity service; 
 determine a stress level of the presenter based on the received signals; 
 correlate the determined stress level of the presenter with the time information; and 
 provide the correlation associated with the presenter for display. 
 
   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the one or more sensors include remote sensors and sensors integrated into a wearable computing device. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the presentation is executed through a web application or a client application associated with the productivity service. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the web application or the client application is a word-processing application, a presentation application, a notebook application, or a spreadsheet application that is capable of displaying a continuous presentation based on individual slides, pages, paragraphs, lines, or other similar segments. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 one or more additional sensors affixed to bodies of one or more audience members, wherein the one or more additional sensors are configured to collect signals associated with body regulation of the one or more audience members.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 receive the signals associated with body regulation of the one or more audience members;   determine a stress level of the one or more audience members based on the received signals;   correlate the determined stress level of the one or more audience members with the time information; and   provide the correlation associated with the one or more audience members for display.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 aggregate the correlation associated with the presenter and the correlation associated with the one or more audience members for display.